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Hinduism

By: Luke, Dylan, James, Riley, and Olivia


History of Hinduism, Brahman and Atman
- Traced back to ancient civilization in 3500 and 1500 BC
- Hinduism developed from the religious ideas of nomads and Aryans
- No individual leader - just developed over a long period of time

Brahman:
- Some see his as a God; many Hindus believe he still exists in the everyday world

Atman: Hinduism teaches that each individual has a soul, called Atman

Brahman Shrine
Birth, Death, and Rebirth
Samsara is the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
Reincarnation is another word for rebirth
Hindus believe that there is a never ending cycle and when you die
you are reincarnated to a new life
The only way you can be released from the cycle is Moksha
Moksha is replacing ignorance with wisdom
Karma
Power which keeps the wheel of life spinning

Actions performed by any individual


Good actions: Good karma: Better rebirth
In Hinduism, possible to be reborn as an animal
If an animal, harder to escape samsara
Many Gods / Creation & Re-Creation
Many gods

Gods are expressions of Brahman


Goddesses are creative power of energy & wives of gods

Creation / Re-Creation

Vishnu & Shiva are responsible for creation, preservation,destruction


Cycle repeats
Vishnu- Creator
Shiva- Destroyer / Liberator
Hindu Gods
Hinduism believes in thousands of gods, and they're (gods)
all expressions of Brahman, the god most Hindus believe in.
Main Gods - Vishnu and Shiva

Thought to be 2 of 3 gods to be responsible of the creation, preservation and


destruction of the world
Vishnu - Known as preserver
Shiva - Destroyer, also known as liberator, who makes the
recreation possible
3rd god is Brahman - the creator, but least significant
Place in Society
Four groups of people, known as varnas
Varnas is often confused with the caste system
160 million people considered in the untouchables, also called Dalit
Duty/Yoga
Hindu people live by their dharma
Duty is determined by how they are ranked in society
4 main types of yoga:
Karma yoga
Bhakti yoga
Raja yoga
Jnana yoga
Temples/Worships
Temples are an important location to Hindu people
Hindu people only attend temples at set times on holy days and festivals
Worship takes place in the home
They pray for a god that is important to the family history
Worshiping helps people focus on being involved with Brahman
The shrine contains five objects
Festivals
Gange River is a festival when peoples ashes are thrown into a river.
It is an important place of pilgrimage.
The Lakshmi is the the Hindu New Year
People also paint geometric designs, called rangoli patterns, which are
outside of their homes for Divali
Sacred Writings
The sacred book of Hinduism is the Vedas.
The Vedas was passed down by words of mouth for centuries before it was
written down.
The Mahabharata is one of the longest poems in the world with over 100,000
verses.

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